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  4. The acidic nature of carboxylic acids RCOOH longrightarrow RCOO -+ H +is due to

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Q. The acidic nature of carboxylic acids $RCOOH \longrightarrow RCOO ^{-}+ H ^{+}$is due to

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Solution:

The acidic nature of carboxylic acids is due to greater resonance stabilization of the carboxylate ion over carboxylic acid.